Question

When three of my grandchildren acquired a half－grown dog I agreed to help them build a dog house. As we began the __1__， I knew that keeping them involved was going to be a __2__. Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding __3__ of the project that could be handled by small children. I held to my initial(最初的) determination that building this dog house was to be a (n) __4__  project.

Early in the project I had __5__ the grandkids that we would roast wieners(香腸) in the back yard __6__ we finished painting the dog house.__7__ three of the largest house－painting brushes I could find, I supervised (管理) the __8__ of our homemade structure. Kids and paint. How could I have __9__ the potential (潛在的) harm that such a combination can create?

After cleaning up the paint __10__－kids, brushes, carport(車棚)－I __11__ that we would probably eat earlier if we just asked Grandma to heat the wieners in water on the gas range. A pain of __12__ came over me as I realized I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n)__13__ promise.

As Jamie, Jeffrey and Kimberley looked on, I built a first－class fire in our back yard pit, cut some roasting sticks, and prepared for the __14__ cooking event. When we __15__ eating I leaned back on the cool grass and __16__ the last remnants(殘余) of our fire. Six－year－old Jeffrey was leaning back against my chest, and I began to think about what it meant to be a Grandpa.

The __17__ was broken when Jeffrey quietly reflected, “Know what Grandpa？” And without breaking his __18__ at the dying embers(灰燼) he continued, “This is the best day of my whole life.”

After a few moments of __19__ silence he glanced up and said, “Are you crying, Grandpa? You've got a __20__ on your cheek.”

Clearing my throat I explained that it must be from the smoke.

1. A. plan　　　B. question　  　C. project　　D. problem

2. A. challenge  B. design        C. duty         D. job

3. A. all        B. parts         C. none         D. most

4. A. part－time  B. group         C. interesting  D. difficult

5. A. demanded   B. required      C. informed     D. promised

6. A. so long as   B. in order that  C. as soon as   D. even if

7. A. Selecting  B. Bringing      C. Washing      D. Arranging

8. A. building   B. moving        C. painting     D. cleaning

9. A. remembered        B. forgotten

C. regretted          D. prevented

10. A. colour      B. drops         C. mess         D. dirt

11. A. suggested   B. ordered       C. told         D. thought

12. A. wound      B. body         C. head         D. guilt

13. A. longer     B. bigger        C. better       D. earlier

14. A. indoor     B. outdoor       C. field        D. kitchen

15. A. began      B. finished      C. continued    D. liked

16. A. watched    B. made          C. raised       D. kept

17. A. fire       B. glass         C. silence        D. night

18. A. words      B. gaze          C. mind         D. attention

19. A. fixed      B. broken        C. mixed        D. continued

20. A. tear       B. grain         C. dirt           D. leaf

Answer 1

.1. 解析：選C。從前文“I agreed to help them build a dog house”可知，他們開始了這項工程。

2. 解析：選A。聯系空后的“Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding __3__ of the project that could be handled by small children”可知，“我”大部分時間都花在把他們召集在一起，然后找出他們能做的那些事情上，因此說這是一個挑戰。

3. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“that could be handled by small children”可以推測出，“我”要找出他們能做的那些事情，因此選parts。

4. 解析：選B。因為是與幾個孩子一起參加的工程，因此是群體工程。

5. 解析：選D。從后文“I realized I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n) __13__ promise”。可以得出答案。

6. 解析：選C。一完成粉刷狗舍的工作，我們就去烤香腸。so long as如果；in order that為了；even if即使；as soon as一……就……。

7. 解析：選A。從空后的“three of the largest house－painting brushes I could find”可知，“我”選了三個中最大的。

8. 解析：選C。選出house－painting brushes之后，下一步的工作就是粉刷了。

9. 解析：選B。由文意可知，這種傷害是無法忘記的。

10. 解析：選C。聯系空前的cleaning up可知，在粉刷結束后清理一下混亂的周圍環境。

11. 解析：選A。聯系下文“I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n) __13__ promise”可知，“我”建議在水中熱一下烤腸吃，而不是到戶外燒烤。

12. 解析：選D。因為要打破自己的諾言，因此有種負罪感。

13. 解析：選D。開始工作以前曾經許下承諾，因此是earlier promise。

14. 解析：選B。聯系空前的“I built a first－class fire in our back yard pit”可知，這是在戶外。

15. 解析：選B。由下文“I leaned back on the cool grass and __16__ the last remnants(殘余) of our fire”可知，顯然是吃完飯后的事情。

16. 解析：選A。倚靠在涼爽的草上，看著余火。

17. 解析：選C。祖孫幾人就這樣靜靜躺著，然后這份寂靜突然被打破。

18. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“at the dying embers”可知，他繼續盯著余火。

19. 解析：選D。寂靜被打破后現在又恢復，因此是繼續寂靜。

20. 解析：選A。聯系上文“Are you crying, Grandpa？”可以得出答案選A。